We hereby announce that Liu Shaoziyang has joined Austrian team Klagenfurt on loan for a period of one and a half years. The 18-year-old Chinese goalkeeper, whose contract with Bayern expires until the end of June 2025, will accumulate experience in the next year and a half at Klagenfurt in Austria.
Austrian club Klagenfurt, which finished third last season in the Austrian Premier League, is now fourth in the league. Johen Sauer, head of the Bayern Academy, said: "Liu Shaoziyang will be a member of the Klagenfurt professional team and is expected to get a chance to play in the second team. We are confident that he will get a very good workout there and be ready for further career development. ”
The current manager of the team, Peter Pakurt, is also the first manager that Chinese player Shao Jiayi met after joining Munich in early 2003 in 1860. He coached Vienna in 2007–08 to win the Olympic Super League and has been at Klagenfurt since 2020. I hope that Liu Shaoziyang can start a more brilliant career in the West under his rule!
In Klagenfurt, Liu shaoziyang will also meet the 21-year-old Anderson, an attacking player from Sweden who has been on loan from Bayern to Klagenfurt, who is currently fourth in the Austrian Premier League, for nearly a year. Under Parcut's leadership, he has developed into a key player for the team. Thomas Roberts, 20, from Bayern partner Dallas, is also on loan to Klagenfurt until the end of the season.
Sauer added: "I would like to express my gratitude to the leaders of the Klagenfurt team, led by Harald Geithner, for their constructive and trusting conversation, not only because of Liu Shaoziyang's loan, but also because of all the personnel adjustments in the past period. Both teams, especially the players on both teams, will benefit from this great relationship we have built. ”
Geithner is equally pleased with the good cooperation between the two clubs: "Bayern Munich is one of the top clubs in the world. They acknowledge Klagenfurt's recent developments and entrust us with young players with great potential, which makes us very proud. Liu Shaoziyang is a very talented young man who will bring us a lot of happiness. In 2022, we also look forward to Liu Shaoziyang's smooth progress in Austria, accumulating experience and growing fast!
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